The Republican journal., 1887-08-04
The Late Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.
HIS RESIDENCE IN NORWAY, MAINE. BRI
POMEROY'S ESTIMATE OF THE NOVELIST

The Late Sylvanns Cobb, Jr.
HIS RESIDENCE IN NORWAY, MAINE. BRICK
1 POMEROY'S ESTIMATE OF THE NOVELIST.
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., was the son of Rev. SYLVIA
nus Cobb, a Universalist clergyman, whose name
was also familiar a few years ago. Beside the
subject of this sketch, his other sons We're
Samuel 7. (now of the Boston Home JournaD
Ebcn, George W., Cyrus and Darius. Their
mother died at East Boston in 1870. She was
the flrst woman who wrote for the paper pub
lishcd by Fr Ballou. With her husband, she
| was staunch defender of secret societies in
the time of the Anti-Masonic excitement, and
when threatened that unless her husband
| changed his course their bread and butter
might depend on his action, said that rather
than have him reccdc from his position she
would take the children to the woods and feed
! them upon nuts and acorns.
| Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., was born in Watcryille.
| Maine, June ., 1923. In the spring of 1888 his
father moved from East Boston to Waltham,
where Sylvanns, Jr., entered upon the thrcs-
| hold of his life's occupation. 1t had been the
plan of his father that lie should prepare for
college, and he entered Il private academy for
| that purpose. Shortly after this the father
started his denomna'tional newspaper, tie
Christian Freeman, which required the estal,-
| iishment of printing Office. and Sylvunus de
termncd to enter the office and become a
printer. In less than two years he was amply
| qualified to take charge of the Office. He had
| become good printer and Il printer he has
| been proud to call himself ever since.
In 1871 he shipped in the United States navy.
lie went TO the Mediterranean in the Brandy
wine frigate, sailing from New York in June,
| 1871. AT the expiration of little less than Il
year lie was transferred to the >loop-of-war
| Fairfield. on board which vessel he remained
| two wears. visitin" in that time every place of
notc--E European. A>iatir and African--on the
historic shores of that CRANE, old sea. He came
| home in the line-o!-battlc-shp Delaware. In
| the early spring OF 1876, and on his discharge
from the navy he at once resumed his old place
at the head of his fathers printing office. which
| had been removed to Boston.
In May. 1871. III company with his younger
brother, Samuel T.. he started new paper
devoted to Temperance, literature and general
news, entitled The Rcchabite. This publication
was continued more than Il year. when its list
was sold to the publisher of the New England
Wa>hinStonan, which latter paper Mr.. Cobb
edited until the summer of 1850, when he re-
| ccived from MIR. +. Gleason, an offer to write
for hlln; and for that concern he continued to
| write until the close of the year 1853.
In March. 1S1G, Mr.. Cobb rcceiveda llatter-
in. offer from Robert Bonner, of New York.
The offer was accepted. and shortly thereafter
contract was entered into for Il term of wears ::
and from that time to the present. Il period of
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nrokeh. ne o,iv '."nk IRON Mr. t"hb'S pen
is memoir Of his father. ,luo,lccmo OF 40
pages. published by the tniversa>i Publish
| Ing House i'll 1867. In speaking of his relations
, MN n's ."'plo.eI VII. toop recent! Salh !;
D.'I'h" 'hc thirty years ana mere that nave
written exclusively for Mr.. Bonner. he has
never, by so much ~ Il hint, urged me beyond
my own inclination to write: never has Il word
VI 'a"'t-nh''iS or ai>S'tiSiac'iol l'aSSe" ne
1mGel Nv, len Us; ami Ml'n rcSafd 10 remuneration,
nv l.'s i'"'. '''c i'l ho'' '''''' he ever engaged
10 pnv me.
"n'io III Noi"as, h',i'e' WI. Iopo serve"
oi ..c >e''ool coif'',t,ce lor several years, was
oni.l one' e'.ice! M oi tlie !re department. was
Gapsi!lm ol .lc Nor"ay lhsht infantry ana foF
NV mNc years master ol oAiord lo''Se OF MaSoh>.
10 HyNah"S ODD ~, Norway was the vac;-
.l1n lo'''G vi ms po!lioou. liere' WIN ms
lo.uN,s' nc spent h'any harpy season. Later
Mheh ne hId uetefhili'eu To nhd nome away
rom lhe turiholl oi inc rity MS thoughts
!urnc' 10 liie nome ei ms l'thefs' anu thitncr
IN 1ne summer or iS'2 ne removed with his
m iie n .'ui' a mouse Ill asgeI, Where he fc,'i-
e" -. uit,l No'Ginoer' lN,o' Wiien ne removed to
'h. n''l.2t. nc :Neu mere "il.iI tile lo!loWih"
npl i'' "nc'i ny my nia1e 'p'ltraet WIN WE;
po',''eI -. VI tnc NeW .orh ledger, ne removed
~ NV tulh' ~ thG expiration VI Il year
ana !: ha'f ne rri"ri'eu 10 Norway. Where he
RENAME" rem 'n active "'tlZeh uhtll November,
loo'' "heh ne feihoNeu 10 Fast bostoh. y
.i .Gal liiler nc eIcGte4 tne elegant residence IN
"i.nl l.n. nc ~, ''ie' II az Iisue ARK.
hrich Ioiheroy. "ncm III iiyue fafh ScV-
cial years ago, VISITED -hf. tohb' ana thus
si,ohG vi mn mere slooa before us Il man
"no ~ Mil''h ioit SUI ies anu iio'c's tli'ii
any 9iher IN tlle Wofld. FROM the tl!nmakcr
VI -hoSeo"' WITCH we leiil D! canolc ii"ht
Wnen an apprentices 10 the story ne Is now
iiiiiSii'iS' IL mas preh Wrlte' write, write, WORK
"lthoul eho' an" Pro'!t, lane' reputation anu
reward nave come accordingly. lie mas che OF